Kathy Reid<p>Good evening <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>! :fediverse: In tonight's <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ConnectionList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConnectionList</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a> post, where I use my large follower count to more richly connect the Fediverse, I'd like you to meet: </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ana_valdi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ana_valdi</span></a></span> is a lecturer in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> at @oiioxford, and she convened (with Prof Benedetta Brevini from UniSyd) an excellent workshop a couple weeks ago on the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/lifecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lifecycle</span></a> of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithms</span></a> 📊 </p><p>You can check it out at: <br><a href="https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/events/decoding-ai-examining-the-political-and-environmental-impact-of-the-lifecycle-of-algorithms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/event</span><span class="invisible">s/decoding-ai-examining-the-political-and-environmental-impact-of-the-lifecycle-of-algorithms/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@scipy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>scipy</span></a></span> is the official account for the Scientific <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> conference, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SciPy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciPy</span></a> 🐍 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://sigmoid.social/@sarvk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sarvk</span></a></span> is Dr Sarvnaz Karimi and she is an <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NLP</span></a> researcher t <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CSIRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSIRO</span></a>'s <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Data61" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Data61</span></a> and is publicity director for <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sigmoid.social/@aclmeeting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aclmeeting</span></a></span> 👋 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@ramikrispin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ramikrispin</span></a></span> is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataScience</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/EngineeringManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EngineeringManager</span></a> focused on <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rstats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rstats</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/JuliaLang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JuliaLang</span></a> 👋 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jojannekevdbosch" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jojannekevdbosch</span></a></span> does <a href="https://aus.social/tags/CreativeStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeStrategy</span></a> and is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TEDx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEDx</span></a> speaker, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/trainer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trainer</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> and into Entangled <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> 👋 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ourislandgeorgia.net/@Wolven" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Wolven</span></a></span> is Dr Damien P. Williams, who is an Asst <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Professor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Professor</span></a> of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataScience</span></a> at <a href="https://aus.social/tags/UNCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNCC</span></a> 👋 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Fennia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Fennia</span></a></span> is Sarah and she is a Senior <a href="https://aus.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/engineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineer</span></a> at <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RedHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedHat</span></a>, who does a lot of work in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a>. She's into <a href="https://aus.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> 👋 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.au/@amorphic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>amorphic</span></a></span> is James and he is a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Maker</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> proponent who loves <a href="https://aus.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HomeBrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeBrew</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HeavyMetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeavyMetal</span></a> :\m/:</p><p>That's all for tonight, I'll provide another list tomorrow, and don't forget to create your own lists so we can connect the Fediverse ❤️</p>